An owl with clear eyes swooping through the forest; a snake threatening with mouth agape—some moments were made to be seen on the 3D theater screen. And starting tomorrow, viewers can take them in at the Museum’s LeFrak Theater, presenting Mysteries of the Unseen World,which is tailor-made for the occasion.

A team of researchers led by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History has released the first report of widespread biofluorescence in the tree of life of fishes, identifying more than 180 species that glow in a wide range of colors and patterns.

After nearly a decade of development, construction, and testing, the Gemini Planet Imager is pointing skyward and collecting light from distant worlds with the help of a special starlight-blocking device built at the American Museum of Natural History.